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Dr. B. F. Edwards (of St. Louis.) — I have known this plum GO 

 years, and I never saw it either in Illinois or Missouri. It has a 

 long slender leaf. There is one here with a similar leaf. The true 

 Chickasaw is of a mixed red and yellow color, a little oblong, and 

 grows in clusters. The tree is about 10 feet high. 



Column — It is a round or roundish plum. There are thousands 

 of trees in the Florissant valley. It is a very sweet and delicious 

 fruit. 



Tice — I have seen it in Alabama, and the Chickasaw nation, and 

 ought to know it. I got seed from Texas and the Chickasaw nation 

 and grew seedling trees. The Texas variety ripens from July 1st, 

 to 4th ; the Chickasaw about the 10th. It is an immense bearer. 

 It shakes from the tree readily before it is fairly ripe, and ripens 

 after it is down. It sells at $8.00 per bushel. The variety called 

 Chickasaw here ripens about the 10th of September. The tree is 

 larger and the leaf longer. This plum would make a good hedge 

 plant. It will bear crowding to any extent and is perfectly hardy 

 ■with me. The Wild Goose Plum is a Chickasaw. There is little 

 variation in the seedlings. 



Colman — It sports but little; we use it as a stock. The fruit is 

 nearly curculio-proof. It is cut off by frost occasionally. We 

 should plant large orchards of the plum to get fruit. 



Tice — I have the Chickasaw and the Miner. They are'varieties 

 of the same species. 



Walsh — I saw the Miner plum in large quantities at Galena. It 

 is a cultivated variety of the Chickasaw, and twice as large as the 

 common wild plum. It is only passable in quality but cooks well, 

 and, after scalding, keeps well in jars. 



Wier — The Miner is said to be grown from a seed of the Chick- 

 asaw. 



Daggy — I bought the Chickasaw, supposing it to be curculio- 

 proof. It don't ripen and is of no value. The description agrees 

 except as to size. 



Riley (of St. Louis.) — The Miner plum is nearly curculio-proof. 



